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U.S. sees record-breaking early voting numbers

16-10-2020 23:58 via cbc.ca

Nearly 21 million Americans have already cast ballots in the 2020 election, a record-shattering avalanche of early votes driven both by Democratic enthusiasm and a pandemic that has transformed the way the nation votes.

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Trudeau talks Nagorno-Karabakh war with Armenian, Turkish leaders, calls for dialogue

16-10-2020 23:53 via cbc.ca

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today he spoke with his Armenian counterpart Nikol Pashinyan this morning to express Canada’s concerns about the war in Nagorno-Karabakh between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces that has raged on for weeks.

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5 arrested after standing in way of Trans Mountain pipeline construction in B.C. Interior

16-10-2020 23:29 via cbc.ca

Five people including a Secwepemc hereditary chief and his daughter have been arrested after standing against construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project on Secwepemc territory in Kamloops, B.C.

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Government calls on private sector to come up with compostable, recyclable pandemic gear

16-10-2020 23:27 via cbc.ca

Worried about the environmental damage done by growing consumption of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic, the federal government is asking the private sector to come up with PPE products that won't end up in landfills.

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Food delivery apps cut some restaurant fees amid surging demand due to COVID-19

16-10-2020 22:48 via cbc.ca

Food delivery services like Uber Eats and Skip the Dishes are adjusting the fee structure they charge restaurants to process and handle orders, after pressure from politicians to do more to help an industry that has been devastated by COVID-19.

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Ex-wife of B.C. man who killed 4 in Penticton 'shocked and saddened,' had no idea he would kill

16-10-2020 22:35 via cbc.ca

In a statement from her lawyer, Katherine Brittain expressed sympathy for the victims and said despite "unfounded rumours" she had no knowledge her ex-husband would kill her neighbours.

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Increased restrictions coming to Manitoba, Ontario as COVID-19 caseload grows

16-10-2020 21:38 via cbc.ca

Tougher restrictions are coming to Winnipeg as Manitoba's COVID-19 caseload ticks upward while Ontario reports more than 700 new cases for the fifth straight day. Here's the latest about COVID-19 from Canada and around the world.

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9 more yearbook entries tampered with at school where Black student's tribute changed to racist slur: police

16-10-2020 21:32 via cbc.ca

Ontario police investigating how a Black student's yearbook tribute to his grandmother was replaced with a racist slur now say nine more students at the Pickering, Ont., high school have come forward to say their quotations were also tampered with.

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Police shoot dead a man who slit teacher's throat in Paris suburb

16-10-2020 20:50 via cbc.ca

French police on Friday shot dead a man who minutes earlier had killed a middle school teacher by slitting his throat in the street in a Paris suburb, police said on Friday.

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France launches terrorism probe after teacher killed in knife attack

16-10-2020 20:50 via cbc.ca

A man armed with a knife on Friday killed a middle school history teacher by slitting his throat in front of his school in a suburb of Paris, police said, in an attack that was being treated as terrorism. The attacker was shot dead by police.

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Saskatoon bar flagged for possible COVID-19 exposure says inspectors approved its 'redneck dance cubes'

16-10-2020 20:48 via cbc.ca

Saskatoon's Longbranch country bar, which was recently flagged for a possible COVID-19 exposure, said Saskatchewan Health Authority inspectors had approved their plexiglass "redneck dance cubes," but provincial officials said they are not permitted.

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Sister of Guy Paul Morin ecstatic cold case solved, wishes her father was alive to hear

16-10-2020 20:41 via cbc.ca

Denise Kowalski says she's ecstatic that her mother lived to see her son exonerated — beyond a doubt — by science.

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Trudeau defends federal response as threats escalate over Mi'kmaw fishery in Nova Scotia

16-10-2020 19:10 via cbc.ca

Prime Minister says he expects the RCMP and police to keep people safe, but acknowledges concern that hasn't been done well enough, 'and that's certainly something we will be looking at very closely.'

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Man wields concrete statue to save young woman from bear mauling in Hay River, N.W.T.

16-10-2020 19:02 via cbc.ca

A young woman from Hay River, N.W.T., was flown to hospital in Edmonton after being mauled by a bear early Friday morning. The attack happened near the home of Roy Helmer, who managed to hit the animal with a concrete statue and drag the victim to safety.

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Man wields cement statue to save young woman from bear mauling in Hay River, N.W.T.

16-10-2020 19:02 via cbc.ca

A young woman from Hay River, N.W.T., was flown to hospital in Edmonton after being mauled by a bear early Friday morning. The attack happened near the home of Roy Helmer, who managed to hit the animal with a cement statue and drag the victim to safety.

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RCMP pension plan discriminates against women, says Supreme Court

16-10-2020 18:36 via cbc.ca

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police pension plan discriminates against women and violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Supreme Court ruled in a divided decision released today.

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How professional ballet students go to school even during COVID-19

16-10-2020 17:58 via cbc.ca

Physically distanced dancing and masks are the new normal for Tiernen O’Keefe, a student living in residence at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School. She explains what it’s like to go to dance school in a bigger city during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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What high school during the pandemic actually looks like

16-10-2020 17:51 via cbc.ca

What does life really look like for teenagers going to school in person right now? Things are very different. Mia Gill, a Grade 11 student in Abbotsford, B.C., takes us into her world during the pandemic.

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PM, public health officers give COVID-19 update

16-10-2020 17:01 via cbc.ca

Prime Minister Minister Justin Trudeau, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam and Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Howard Njoo give an update on COVID-19 in Canada.

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Bank of Canada phasing out 3 programs set up in early days of COVID-19 to provide emergency liquidity

16-10-2020 16:54 via cbc.ca

The Bank of Canada is winding down three emergency programs it set up to provide support to financial institutions during the early days of the pandemic, as demand for all three programs is falling now that things are getting back to normal.

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Remdesivir has little effect on hospital stay or mortality in COVID-19 patients, WHO study finds

16-10-2020 16:08 via cbc.ca

Gilead Sciences Inc.'s remdesivir had little or no effect on COVID-19 patients' length of hospital stay or chances of survival, a clinical trial by the World Health Organization has found.

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Republican Sasse lets loose with criticism of Trump including 'way he kisses dictators' butts'

16-10-2020 15:24 via cbc.ca

U.S. Republican Sen. Ben Sasse told Nebraska constituents in a telephone town hall meeting that President Donald Trump has "flirted with white supremacists," mocks Christian evangelicals in private, and "kisses dictators' butts."

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Foreign Minister Champagne meets Belarus's exiled opposition leader in Lithuania

16-10-2020 14:38 via cbc.ca

As he continues a European tour, Canada's top diplomat has met in Lithuania with the exiled opposition leader of Belarus.

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Manitoba and Ontario face increased restrictions as COVID-19 caseload grows

16-10-2020 13:48 via cbc.ca

Tougher restrictions are coming to Winnipeg as Manitoba's COVID-19 caseload ticks upward, while Ontario's premier is urging gym enthusiasts in hard-hit regions not to venture elsewhere to work out. Here's the latest about COVID-19 from Canada and around the world.

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WestJet's retreat from Atlantic Canada pushes the federal government into a corner

16-10-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Demands for government aid to the air sector have been building for months, and WestJet's regional retreat likely will drive those concerns to a new level.

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U.S. presidential candidates hold separate town halls, allowing viewers to judge them in isolation

16-10-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

After a cacophonous debacle in the first presidential debate, American voters were given a chance on Thursday to watch, without interruption, the candidates vying for high office.

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Presidential candidates hold separate town halls, allowing viewers to judge them in isolation

16-10-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

After a cacophonous debacle in the first presidential debate, American voters were given a chance on Thursday to watch, without interruption, the candidates vying for high office.

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Looking for local appliance repair? Why you can't always trust what you find on Google Maps

16-10-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

If your washing machine is on the blink and you're looking for appliance repair, be wary — new evidence from an investigation by CBC's Marketplace reveals that you can’t always trust Google when it comes to finding a reliable local appliance repair person.

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Competing town halls give U.S. voters a chance to judge Trump and Biden in isolation

16-10-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

After a cacophonous debacle in the first presidential debate, American voters were given a chance on Thursday to watch, without interruption, the candidates vying for high office.

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Canadians applying for new pandemic benefit report confusion, frustration

16-10-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that applying for the new Canada Recovery Benefit would be "simple" and that no Canadian would be left behind by it. But some say the application process has been deeply frustrating and they still don't know when — or even if — they'll get the money.

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Can Quebec find a balance between a lockdown and freedom?

16-10-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

As Quebec lurches back and forth between confinement measures, some are wondering if there is a more sustainable way of keeping infections under control.

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Biden makes closing pitch to TV viewers — without Trump's interruptions

16-10-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

After a cacophonous debacle in the first presidential debate, American voters were given a chance on Thursday to watch, without interruption, the candidates vying for high office.

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As school boards blend in-person and virtual classes, criticism emerges for hybrid model

16-10-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Though most school boards offering online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic have set up dedicated virtual classrooms, some are adopting a hybrid model of teaching in-person and remote students simultaneously, leading to concerns from some parents and teachers.

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Thai police fire water cannons on defiant anti-government protesters

16-10-2020 08:39 via cbc.ca

Thai police fired stinging liquid from water cannons at thousands of protesters on Friday in the most violent escalation of three months of demonstrations against the government of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, a former junta leader.

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Thai PM vows to stay on as protesters defy his ban

16-10-2020 08:39 via cbc.ca

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Friday he was not quitting after tens of thousands of anti-government protesters defied a ban on demonstrations and he warned them not to persist.

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The problems pile up for Alberta

16-10-2020 06:00 via cbc.ca

This week, the Alberta government detailed cuts to the province’s health service, including up to 11,000 layoffs. While all of Canada’s provinces have taken an economic hit because of COVID, Alberta in particular has been clobbered. Oil and gas revenues have tanked. Liquor sales are projected to bring in more than bitumen royalties from the oil sands this fiscal year. Support for United Conservative Party Premier Jason Kenney is down, too. According to a late summer poll, he’s

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Health care system was designed to subject Indigenous people to systemic racism: Hajdu

16-10-2020 05:55 via cbc.ca

The systemic racism endured by Indigenous people in Canada's health care system exists because the system was designed to that way, Health Minister Patty Hajdu said today after a meeting with representatives from the provinces, Indigenous groups and the health care sector.

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Feds to meet Indigenous leaders Friday to discuss racism in health system

16-10-2020 05:55 via cbc.ca

The federal government is ready to use its financial leverage over the health system to fight anti-Indigenous racism in health care, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says.

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Feds ready to use spending to fight anti-Indigenous racism in health care, minister says

16-10-2020 05:55 via cbc.ca

The federal government is ready to use its financial leverage over the health system to fight anti-Indigenous racism in health care, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says.

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Feds meet Indigenous leaders to discuss racism in health system

16-10-2020 05:55 via cbc.ca

The federal government is ready to use its financial leverage over the health system to fight anti-Indigenous racism in health care, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says.

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Lawyer for convicted killer now claiming wrongful conviction says client's alleged confession was 'chilling'

16-10-2020 04:09 via cbc.ca

The lawyer who negotiated a plea deal for a convicted child killer, who now claims he was wrongfully convicted of murder, took the stand in B.C.'s Court of Appeal Thursday.

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'Heart-wrenching': Bureaucracy keeping dying Winnipeg man and his brother apart

16-10-2020 03:40 via cbc.ca

A man fighting layers of red tape to visit his dying brother says a new federal application process for compassionate visits has been anything but compassionate.

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Government bureaucracy keeping dying Winnipeg man and his brother apart

16-10-2020 03:40 via cbc.ca

A man fighting layers of red tape to visit his dying brother says a new federal application process for compassionate visits has been anything but compassionate.

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The National for October 15

16-10-2020 03:00 via cbc.ca

The man who killed Christine Jessop is identified 36 years after her death. Plus, the science that unlocked the cold case.

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COVID-19 quarantine exemption for Costco CEO shouldn't have happened, Ottawa says

16-10-2020 03:00 via cbc.ca

Costco's American CEO, Craig Jelinek, and one of his senior lieutenants were allowed to skip Canada's mandatory 14-day COVID-19 quarantine for an August tour of new grocery stores, CBC News has learned. The two arrived on the same day that three other U.S. executives were granted quarantine exemptions in Canada.

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Dinosaur skeleton found by 12-year-old near Drumheller, Alta., hailed as 'significant discovery'

16-10-2020 01:35 via cbc.ca

This summer, while hiking with his father through Horseshoe Canyon in the Badlands region, 12-year-old Nathan Hrushkin made a discovery that would excite even the most seasoned paleontologist.

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Trump and Biden to headline duelling town halls, as early voters swamp polls

16-10-2020 00:37 via cbc.ca

U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden will hold duelling prime-time town halls instead of a second presidential debate on Thursday as Americans continue to swamp polling places in states allowing early in-person voting.

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Trump and Biden headline duelling town halls, as early voters swamp polls

16-10-2020 00:37 via cbc.ca

U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are holding duelling prime-time town halls instead of a second presidential debate.

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Biden and Trump talk COVID-19, Supreme Court at competing town halls tonight

16-10-2020 00:37 via cbc.ca

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden attacked President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, as the two candidates held duelling televised town halls after their second planned debate was cancelled.

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Biden and Trump talk COVID-19, Supreme Court at competing town halls

16-10-2020 00:37 via cbc.ca

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden attacked President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, as the two candidates held duelling televised town halls after their second planned debate was cancelled.

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